Vehicle hesitating and stalling. All six fuel injectors melted and had to be replaced. After the replacement of fuel injectors, strong gas smell, and the vehicles still currently stalls or idles to high.
1998 Ford Explorer: gas smell in the cabin
5 of the 1,958 complaints about the 1998 Ford Explorer describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
What owners say
Vehicle is a 1998 ford explorer equipped with a 4.0l sohc engine purchased in march of 1998. Battery had died and attempted to jump start the battery (wouldn't jump, was replaced). Ground cable was placed at a location that appeared to be a safe location. Unknown to me at the time, it turned out to be the fuel line bracket. Later that day and the next day a strong gas smell was eminating from vehicle. Took to adamson ford dealership in birmingham, al and was informed that the fuel line was damaged resulting in a fuel leak which could result in fire. After getting over shock of a $889 repair estimate, I searched the internet for more information and came across a link to your website concerning a recall issued by your group (id# 98v060000). The summary of the recall described my situation perfectly. You issued the recall the exacth month and year of my purchase, march of 1998. Found another internet article stating that ford motor company issued a voluntary safety recall in may, 1998 for the same subject matter as your recall. I never received any recall notification from ford motor company regarding this matter. I've pressed the issue with the dealership as to why I did not receive notification of the recall and they are claiming it is due to the "build date" of my vehicle. They claim ford's recall of may, 1998 covered explorers with a build date up to 02/01/98 and that the build date for my vehicle was 02/03/98, a difference of 2 days. Was told that my vehicle did come from the same plant as those covered by the recall. I have a hard time accepting that a 2-day difference would be grounds for ford to designate that the recall in question was not applicable to my vehicle when the danger existed.
While driving smelled strong fuel smell, vehicle taken to dealer who replaced a leaking fuel rail.
There was a massive fuel system failure under the hood of the vehicle resulting in fuel odor, consumer request reimbursement. Nlm
Gas tank cap is not holding pressure, allowing gas fumes to escape from the tank. Dealer has not seen vehicle.
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles equipped with 4.0l single overhead cam engines. The engine fuel lines can be damaged if the vehicle is jump started and the ground cable is attached to the fuel line bracket that is located near the battery. Since the bracket is not grounded, the stainless steel fuel line braid could act as a ground potentially overheating the ptfe inner liner of the fuel line resulting in damage to the fuel line.
- Risk
- The fuel lines can leak, and in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could potentially result.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a warning label on the fuel line bracket advising owners not to use it for a jump start ground. Also a revised bolt will be installed in the alternator bracket to provide a convenient jump start ground location.
Recall number 98V060000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Ford Explorer fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 1998 Ford Explorer?
5 of 1,958 owner complaints about the 1998 Ford Explorer (0%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Ford Explorer?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 238Stalling 100Fire or smoke 85Adaptive cruise 57Wipers 56Door locks 41Hesitation 33Sudden acceleration 28Grinding brakes 24Ball joint 23Loss of power 22Pulling 22ABS 21No deployment 20Engine failure 20Seat belt 19Headlights 16Jerking 16Brake failure 15Overheating 13Check engine light 12Power steering loss 12Fuel pump 8Won't start 8Airbag light 7Transmission failure 7Knocking 6Fuel leak 6Harsh shifting 5Premature wear 5Slipping 5
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